Turns out the drive was worth it: Here’s Randy Ubillos, the architect of Final Cut Pro (as well as the new iMovie for iPad) demonstrating a beta version of Final Cut Pro at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas:
The video below may seem odd — a standing ovation for the announced price of $300 — but the entire Final Cut Pro Studio package used to cost a thousand dollars more, so these video editors are cheering a dramatic price drop.